The Nuggets took their first lead of the game with an 11-0 run to start the third quarter, which was capped by Nelson's layup to make it 48-47. Memphis didn't score in the second half until Randolph's jumper 4 1/2 minutes in.

The Grizzlies led 65-63 going into the fourth quarter and never trailed the rest of the way. The scored was tied with 4:54 remaining but the Grizzlies scored seven points in a row over a two-minute span following a 20-second timeout and were never ahead by fewer than five points the rest of the way.

"We just buckled down," Randolph said. " We just played hard and got the stops when we need to."

Randolph had eight points and nine rebounds in the first quarter and the Grizzlies led by as much as eight.

They pushed the margin to 11 after an 8-0 run in the second quarter sparked by four points in a row from Beno Udrih and led by 10 at halftime behind 12 points and 13 rebounds from Randolph.

Game Notes

Memphis won the season series 2-1 ... Randy Foye scored 16 points for Denver
and Wilson Chandler had 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds ... Allen had
nine rebounds for Memphis and Gasol blocked three shots ... Memphis goes on
the road to play Detroit on Tuesday ... Denver continues its road trip on
Thursday against Houston.